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PRE-ORDERS open nowIt’s almost here! Book two in Mary Fox’s series will be hitting the bookshelves in September 2025.Mary shares a wealth of hard-earned knowledge about glazing in this ground-breaking book. She brings us along as she goes down each exploratory “rabbit trail.” Putting herself in the shoes of new potters, she thinks outside the…

What a Difference a Year MakesA little over a year has passed since I completed the Mary Fox Legacy ProjectApprenticeship. I can hardly believe my eyes as I sit and write looking over a beautifulgallery with a view of the bustling First Avenue in Ladysmith.Allow me to take you back… following a 6 month stint…

One never knows what a day will bring Receiving emails like this put a big smile on my face. “Dear Mary,My name is Andrea Valentine-Lewis, Curatorial Assistant at Vancouver Art Gallery. I am assisting Diana Freundl, Senior Curator, with the exhibition Written in Clay: From the John David Lawrence Collection which will be on view from…

A few nights ago, as I was outside with the girls my eyes fell upon this beautiful scene. At this time of night, I am tired and just want them to hurry up so we can go to bed and this night was no different. As I stood there taking in the beauty, I thought…

The Big CFor those of you that have read my book, My Life as a Potter, you know that my health has been an issue. Becoming ill at age 30 was a shock both to me and the people in my life. I was known to have a strong body, well suited to being a…

Last night as I was about to go to bed my eyes fell upon this flower arrangement; I had to stop and take a photo. Out came the camera and tripod, the dogs were looking up at me in dismay as they knew right away that bedtime was going to be delayed. “Don’t worry” I…

Two of my favourites are heading off to join a few more of my pieces at a collectors home in Ontario. I’m, of course, happy for the sales as the art sales are what help to fund the apprenticeship program I run here. But it’s more than that for me, my collector is a senior…

Once a month I go into Nanaimo for a physio appointment and on my way home I stop at the Man Lee Oriental Market, 385 Terminal st. I have come to look forward to my visits and keep a running list of things to stock up on. When I don’t know which brand of something…

Isn’t this a sweet little vase? Believe it or not, the potter that made it wasn’t over the moon about it when it came out of a wood firing the Fired Up group did some years back at Gordon Hutchens. Often we have a predetermined vision of what we are hoping for when we put…

What a treat it was to have a visit with Heather’s mom, Joyce and our niece Chels last Sunday. Both of them are celiac and were delighted to see that I had picked up a bounty of treats from https://www.wildpoppymarket.ca/ here in town, and gosh, were they ever good! I haven’t had a visit with…